Comparison
Cloud PBX vs VoIP — what's the difference?
They're often used interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. VoIP is the technology that carries calls over the internet. Cloud PBX is a complete business phone system built on VoIP — adding auto-attendant, extensions, routing, and AI. Here's how they compare for a Jamaican business.
| WOCOM Cloud PBX | Basic VoIP | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A complete cloud-hosted business phone system | The underlying technology: voice calls over the internet |
| Relationship | Built on VoIP — adds a full phone system on top | The foundation Cloud PBX (and most modern calling) runs on |
| Auto-attendant / IVR | Yes — greet and route callers automatically | No — basic calling only |
| Extensions & departments | Yes | No |
| Call routing & ring groups | Yes | No |
| Voicemail-to-email | Standard | Sometimes |
| Multiple locations | Yes — one system across sites | No |
| AI receptionist | Included free | Not available |
| Mobile & desktop apps | Yes | Sometimes |
| Best for | Businesses with teams, departments, or multiple sites | A single user or very small setup that just needs to make calls |
Which do you actually need?
If you just need one person to make and take calls over the internet, basic VoIP is enough. But the moment you have a team, departments, multiple locations, or want callers greeted and routed professionally, you need a Cloud PBX — which uses VoIP underneath and adds the full phone system around it.
For almost every Jamaican business, WOCOM Cloud PBX is the right choice: it's VoIP plus everything a real business phone system needs — and the AI receptionist is included free. As Jamaica's first and largest OUR-licensed cloud phone provider, WOCOM runs the network behind it.
FAQs
Cloud PBX vs VoIP — FAQs
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